Radar Detector

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St. Charles Township Police on Monday responded to a report of burglaries to two vehicles parked outside a residence on Toni Street. The passenger side window of a 1996 Mercedes had been broken and a leather jacket, a radar detector, a watch, a tie and a rechargeable shaver were reported stolen. A radar detector and two fishing reels were reported stolen from a 1990 Chevrolet conversion van.

Numerous items totaling $2,175 were reported stolen Tuesday from a 1988 Jeep Cherokee taken in for service at Arlington Transmission, 1600 Rand Rd. The items taken from the unlocked vehicle included a cellular telephone, a radar detector, a radio and carpentry tools.

A cassette player and a radar detector with a total value of $650 were reported stolen Wednesday from a 1992 Chevrolet Corsica parked outside the Arlington Heights Lanes bowling alley, 3435 N. Kennicott Ave. A window was broken to gain entry, police said.

A resident of the 2800 block of Ruth Fitzgerald Drive told police Saturday that someone had broken into her car. The victim said that a compact disc player, a radar detector and a stereo booster were taken with a value of $270.

When radar detectors were introduced in the mid-1970s, one sitting on a dashboard was a sign of defiance. The popular logic went, the only possible reason a driver would want to detect police radar was to avoid a ticket. Now more than 16 million radar detectors are in use, and they are legal in every state except Virginia, where legislation is pending to repeal the long-standing ban. Radar detectors are also illegal in the District of Columbia. Emerging technology also has made them more useful.

Various items were stolen from three unlocked vehicles in the 7800 block of Carlisle Drive Thursday morning. A $3,000 laptop computer, $150 radar detector, $30 worth of tools and $6 in change were removed from a 1989 Suzuki Tracker and a 1996 Chrysler Sebring parked in the same driveway. On the same block, $175 cash was taken from a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro.

- A burglary to a car was reported Monday in the 1000 block of Plainfield Road. The victim said that a radar detector, worth $125, was taken and that a window was broken, causing an estimated $75 in damage.